Tunnel Collapse In Boston Subways Underscores Air Risk
A section of Boston East Boston tunnel near State street caved in during the night due to compressed air weakening quicksand. One Polish laborer was killed, another injured, and a third man, Peter Kavin, was reported missing and presumed buried. The accident caused street subsidence and prompted evacuations near 214 Atlantic avenue. no building damage beyond settlement is confirmed. Peter Kavin later reported to his supervisor unharmed.
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Boston
East
State Street
William Movitch
Peter Kavin
Atlantic Avenue
M. J. Driscoll
A. Robert Ashler
Charles F. Taylor
Boston Tunnel Construction Company
Taylor
Roosevelt Grant Vice Presidential Hint From West Coast
San Diego June 20 Grant Jr said he has not announced as a candidate for vice president but noted friends think the ticket should include a western name. He added Roosevelt could carry the West without a western candidate and might favor an eastern man for the post.
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San Diego
Cal
Free Employment bureau projects harvest hands need
Topeka Kansas June 20 T H Gerow director of the State Free Employment bureau has received final estimates as to the number of outside harvest hands that will be needed this year The total number amounts to 28100 Also several small ads appear for rentals and employment including a WANTED for skilled and unskilled labor a farm hand a housemaid and an office assistant plus a TO LET six room flat on Pine and Stevens streets.
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Topeka
Kas
T. H. Gerow
State Free Employment Bureau
Lively Eviction Attempt Over Nonpaying Tenant Howe
Constable B F Gately and four hired men, with express wagon, tried to seize George Howe at 13 Queen Street for nonpayment of rent. Howe resisted, fired verbal admonitions, and was granted until Monday at 6 PM to vacate after his wife pleaded.
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B. F. Gately
George Howe
Queen Street
Howe
Michael J. McGuire
Mr. McGuire
Constable Gately
Connors
Ferris
Mary
Black Eye From Baseball Proves Fatal in Pawtucketville
John C. Rumney aged 35 dies at Coburn's court in Pawtucketville after a Friday scrub game blow to the head. He returned home with a black eye, worsened that night with severe head pains, and died at 11 o'clock. The medical examiner has been notified to determine the cause.
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John C. Rumney
Coburn’s Court
Pawtucketville
Mysterious assault leaves family near East Alton
In St. Louis on June 20 Mrs. August Bailey and her two children were found unconscious along the Big Four railroad near East Alton Illinois with head wounds. The mother died without regaining consciousness. The girl is believed to die while the boy may recover. An unknown negro was arrested miles away but not tied to the attack.
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St. Louis
August Bailey
East Alton
Britain Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With Servia
Belgrade June 20 Britain has practically broken off diplomatic relations with Servia as Sir G F Bonham departs for England. W G Thesiger will manage British interests. Belgrade issues a new Servian constitution to replace the April 6 190% framework. The Hague also instructs its representative to adopt the same stance toward Servia’s provisional government.
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Belgrade
Great Britain
Servia
G. F. Bonham
England
W. G. Thesiger
the Hague
American riflemen reach Bisley for Palma trophy
London June 20 The American riflemen who are to compete at Bisley for the Palma trophy arrived today and proceeded direct to Bisley. They are all in good health.
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London
Bisley
Soldiers Start Tour Of Duty With New Uniforms
The Sixth regiment Massachusetts volunteers Companies C and G left for South Framingham on the 9:10 train. Officers and enlisted men appeared in new uniforms with blue coats and cadet blue trousers for a sharp showing. Camp arrival, equipment checks, and forthcoming drills mark preparations for a major brigade review in Boston.
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South Framingham
Fairweather
Howard
Durrell
Kittredge
Pearson
Kelsey
Concord Junction
Cook
Camp Ground
Chelmsford
Carlisle
Westford
North Chelmsford
Lowell
Boston
Nelson Miles
Yale Prizes Awarded for Latin and Poetry Excellence
Yale University announces Lucius F. Robinson Latin prizes to Class of 1903 Harry Vandventer first and Samuel Breedon third, and Class of 1905 Raymond White first and Arthur McKinsley second with Albert Hull third. Frederick Erastus Pierce wins Cook prize for poetry Leidenheim. William Peter of Seymour wins Cwyllys Bettis prize for literary work based on essays.
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New Haven
Conn
Lucius F. Robinson
Yale University
Harry A. Vandeventer
Elizabeth
N. J
Samuel M. Breedon
East Northfield
Mass
Raymond H. White
Arthur P. McKinsley
Worcester
Albert W. Hull
Torrington
Cook
Today Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Day
A brief note marks Today as Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Day with a suggestion to try other kinds tomorrow. The fragment conveys a promotional tone and references a brand product without additional context or names.
Saloon Explosion Shocks Chicago Residents
Twenty people were injured and a saloon front destroyed by a bomb blast in Chicago at 954 Clybourn Avenue. John Laxner, who found the device, was arrested. A wagon unloaded bombs at Western Avenue and Addison Street. Laxner later brought one to Fred Cummings's saloon and John McNally triggered a fireworks display that exploded. McNally lost an eye and was badly burned, with potential death.
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Chicago
Fred Cummings
Clybourn Avenue
John Laxner
Western Avenue
Addison Street
Laxner
Western
Melrose Avenues
Cummings
John McNally
McNally
Strike Ends as Cleveland Brick Makers Return to Work
The nine week strike of Cleveland brick makers ends with workers returning to pay and conditions offered by employers. Strikers blame lack of interline crafts support for the failure while hundreds of thousands of dollars in building projects were stalled and thousands of workers affected by the stoppage.
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Cleveland, O
Mobbed Attempt to Remove Insane Wife Sparks Worcester Outcry
Probation Officer Slattery faced a hostile mob on Howard Street as he tried to take Julia Friedman, an adjudged insane wife, to Worcester asylum. Neighbors cried out in Yiddish and threatened harm to the husband Louis Friedman, a Market Street shoemaker, who later rushed to police claiming his life was endangered. Mrs Friedman was placed in the asylum while Louis feared for his safety.
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Slattery
Julia Friedman
Howard Street
Worcester Insane Asylum
Aslum
Irish National League Leader Freed From Jail
P A McHugh M P and vice president of the Irish National League was released from jail in Sligo on June 20. He had been arrested June 6 under a contempt of court warrant tied to political comments in his paper the Sligo Champion issued about a year earlier.
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Sligo
P.A. McHugh
M. P
Irish National League
Sligo Champion
Trolley Party at Belle Grove Draws 200 Couples
Friday night the Princeton club hosted a trolley party with about 200 couples dancing until midnight. Special cars were used. organizers included general manager Geo. Hurley, James Greig, John T. Donlan, George Harperalds, Alexander Lan tangue, Ernest Gauthier, Joseph Donnelly, W. Fairweather, Thomas Flynn, Bert Livermore, Albert Dexter, and Kit Tredge's orchestra provided the music.
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Belle Grove
Princeton
Geo. Hurley
James Greig
John T. Donlan
George Harperalds
Alexander Lantangue
Ernest Gauthier
Joseph Donnelly
W. Fairweather
Thomas Flynn
Bert Livermore
Albert Dexter
Kittredge
Textile unions mull return as meetings outline next steps
Textiles council leaders and union delegates in Lowell and nearby mills debate resuming work amid conflicting signals from beamers, mule spinners, loom fixers, and carders. Workers weigh whether to press back to mills after days of strike, with presidents Burtt and Conroy pushing against early return.
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Textile Council
Bay State Hall
Beamers’ Union
John Burtt
Robert Conroy
Beamers
Mule Spinners’ Union
Spinners’ Union
Connell
Tremont & Suffolk Mills
Fall River Unions End Special Strike Donation
Fall River unions halt their about $6500 contribution to Lowell strikers, affecting support from other cities as Fall River resigns from the list. New Bedford weighs continued funding and a Lowell visit committee is formed to judge further expenditure. Secretary Tansey of the National Textile Workers is noted as a key Fall River figure amid the strike’s cloudy outlook.
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Fall River
Lowell
New Bedford
Tansey
National Textile Workers
Textile Council
Desperate suitor shoots singer in crowded Coney Island hall
Edward Teets 21 of New York shot Olive Foster, a concert hall singer, in the balcony after repeated marriage refusals. He fired twice and then turned the pistol on himself. the second shot misfired, a panic ensued, and Teets was restrained by a police officer. Olive Foster was fatally wounded near the heart. doctors expect death.
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New York
Olive Foster
Edward Teets
Coney Island
Teets
Fatal duel rocks Apachian cattlemen dispute
News from Holbrooks Arizona reports Henry Barrett killed and Prime Coleman probably fatally wounded after a desperate duel over grazing permits on the Apache reservation. The confrontation ended with Coleman gravely wounded and Barrett dead, the dispute centered on permit rights.
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Holbrooks, Ari
Apachian Reservation
Henry Barrett
Prime Coleman
Runaway Horse Whiskey Case Yields Fines Totaling 175
In police court this morning, 175 dollars in fines were levied after liquor squad investigations over the past week. Two drunks paid fines. Thomas McNearney faced illegal sale charges. Mrs. James E. Fitzgerald admitted illegal sale and paid 75 dollars. Nicholas Marchella was found not guilty on illegal keeping and transportation. Edward Enright was convicted for illegal sale and fined 50 dollars. Other minor actions included witness fees and dismissals.
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Thomas McNearney
Atkinson
Chapel Street
Superior Court
James E. Fitzgerald
George Grow
C. H. Hanson
Nicholas Marchella
Marchella
Andover Street
Maher and
Corcoran
Halley
Lowell
Nicholas Carpenter
Drury
Thomas Burns
Edward Enright
D. J. Donahue
Trainmen Killed In Whitehall Collision Near Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh N Y June 20 four trainmen died in a head on crash between a light engine and a freight train on the Delaware and Hudson railroad near Whitehall The victims include Henry Collins engineer of the light engine a fireman named Moore a brakeman named Kernie Ryan and another fireman all reported killed at the scene.
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Plattsburgh
N. Y
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Whitehall
Henry Collins
Moore
Kernie Ryan
Armour Institute receives $150000 gift from J Ogden Armour
In Chicago on June 20 during the institute’s graduation exercises, a $150,000 gift from J Ogden Armour was announced. Treasury Secretary Leslie M Shaw spoke on a plain talk to young men. A concert by the American band Lowell followed at Canobie Lake Park on Sunday afternoon and evening.
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Armour Institute of Technology
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Lowell
Canobie Lake Park
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